Gut Health

GLP-1 and Skin Hydration: Why Your Skin Dries O...

In my clinical practice, patients frequently sit across from me six weeks into a new semaglutide or tirzepatide prescription with a puzzle. They are thrilled with the numbers on the...

GLP-1 and Skin Hydration: Why Your Skin Dries O...

In my clinical practice, patients frequently sit across from me six weeks into a new semaglutide or tirzepatide prescription with a puzzle. They are thrilled with the numbers on the...

GLP-1 and Menstrual Cycle Changes: What to Expect

As a physician-scientist, I see patients in my clinic experiencing unexpected physical changes when starting medications like semaglutide or tirzepatide. One of the most common yet rarely discussed topics in...

GLP-1 and Menstrual Cycle Changes: What to Expect

As a physician-scientist, I see patients in my clinic experiencing unexpected physical changes when starting medications like semaglutide or tirzepatide. One of the most common yet rarely discussed topics in...

Low FODMAP Diet and Sarcopenia: Protecting Musc...

As a physician-scientist who spends my days talking with patients about gut health, I see a quiet crisis unfolding in clinic: patients managing irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) who are unintentionally...

Low FODMAP Diet and Sarcopenia: Protecting Musc...

As a physician-scientist who spends my days talking with patients about gut health, I see a quiet crisis unfolding in clinic: patients managing irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) who are unintentionally...

Balancing the Low FODMAP Diet and Gout: A Physi...

Key Takeaways The Double Burden: Managing irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) alongside gout means balancing fermentable carbohydrate restriction with uric acid control. The Fructose Intersection: Fructose is a major high FODMAP...

Balancing the Low FODMAP Diet and Gout: A Physi...

Key Takeaways The Double Burden: Managing irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) alongside gout means balancing fermentable carbohydrate restriction with uric acid control. The Fructose Intersection: Fructose is a major high FODMAP...

Understanding GLP-1 and Bone Density During Wei...

As a physician-scientist who has spent decades studying both metabolic pathways and gastrointestinal physiology, I get asked a lot of questions in my clinic. Lately, nearly every conversation with patients...

Understanding GLP-1 and Bone Density During Wei...

As a physician-scientist who has spent decades studying both metabolic pathways and gastrointestinal physiology, I get asked a lot of questions in my clinic. Lately, nearly every conversation with patients...

GLP-1 and Vaccines: How Semaglutide Affects You...

Key Takeaways No Direct Pharmacokinetic Conflict: Injected vaccines (flu, COVID-19, shingles) are absorbed via muscle tissue and lymphatic drainage, meaning GLP-1 delayed gastric emptying does not interfere with vaccine efficacy....

GLP-1 and Vaccines: How Semaglutide Affects You...

Key Takeaways No Direct Pharmacokinetic Conflict: Injected vaccines (flu, COVID-19, shingles) are absorbed via muscle tissue and lymphatic drainage, meaning GLP-1 delayed gastric emptying does not interfere with vaccine efficacy....